Articles by MBAsocial

The past year has been a crash course for me in MBA living. I’ve experienced the highs and lows the prep books don’t tell you about. Because I know most MBA types and their significant others are big on planning and … Read More

When professionals consider going to business school, they look at the typical benefits: an MBA from a top-tier school will position you for a great six-figure job, the opportunity to learn critical skills can help … Read More

Much like most of life’s big changes, the transition to being the spouse of an MBA student does not come with a detailed instruction manual. There’s no one-size-fits-all set of rules for every couple to abide by, and … Read More

Songhua Hu and Richard Lim will tell you that they are future serial entrepreneurs…and anyone who meets them absolutely believes this. The two co-founders of Dezzia, a social-media couponing site, are good friends who … Read More

In some ways, Vivek Agarwal is your typical startup founder: business smarts, a passion for starting things, and a family history of entrepreneurship. In other ways, he’s really not. “Most people seem to be surprised … Read More

What do you believe in? I don’t mean the kind of Santa–Cubs miracle–latest non-profit crap. But truly something you believe is right, with your heart, with fire. What would you stand up for? Take to the streets … Read More

How can I describe my first term as an MBA student and a father? Let me start by saying nothing can truly prepare you for being a parent. My wife and I read our fair share of parenting materials to learn about caring for … Read More

Gift-shopping for adults is difficult. Kids are easy – they want the latest toys or video games. But adults are harder, for many reasons, the following among them: he already has everything, the only things he … Read More

When Norah Scott walked into a hotel conference room filled with a buttoned-up, handsome crowd, she felt like an instant celebrity. At this non-descript space in the Hotel Orrington in Evanston, Illinois, over sixty … Read More

Presentense Director of Training, Naomi Korb Weiss Committing to becoming a volunteer in the last year of business school for many would not seem like valuable time spent. While my classmates were anxiously recruiting … Read More

When I moved to London to earn a master’s degree, I figured I’d be entering a new world: one of fish and chips, beer, and British accents. What I didn’t account for was the other new world I would discover: the … Read More

If you think the playing field for finding a job on Wall Street isn’t quite level, you’re not the only one. Recently MBA Social talked to the founder of StreetofWalls.com, a startup content website devoted to giving … Read More

Belaku Eye Hospital Founder, Ashok Jayaram Ashok Jayaram was a software engineer in India, but has always done the best he could to offer his knowledge and a helping hand to those in need. Indeed his involvement with a … Read More

Every year, a handful of lucky first-year MBA students start business school with their spouses as classmates. But no one quite knows how to go about the process of applying. If you’re a married couple (or planning to … Read More